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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

Tourism, for all its economic and personal growth potential, has a massive environmental footprint. Sustainability efforts are key to keep the travel and tourism train going. In 2016, the venue even opened a ride, The Slide, at the ArcelorMittal Orbit, which doubles as the United Kingdom’s tallest public art piece.

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Cheltenham launches new initiative to capitalise on £8billion business tourism market

Event Industry News

Cheltenham has today launched a new initiative to support the recovery and growth of the town’s vital and highly valuable business tourism market. It currently has more than 20 venues involved with further venues expected to join. Business tourism contributed more than £8billion to the UK economy in 2018.

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Live From IMEX 2018 – #EventIcons Episode 135

Endless Events

In this special episode of #EventIcons, we are coming to you live from IMEX 2018. IMEX has 3200 plus destinations, venues and suppliers from 130-plus countries under ONE roof in Las Vegas literally everything you can imagine in one place. (We’ll remind you of upcoming episodes.) Aysun Lynch of Banff & Lake Louise Tourism.

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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

Smart Meetings

With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community. New Orleans is an ideal destination for cultural tourism and visitors will have a difficult time choosing what to eat, see and experience with all of the global influences in the city.

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2018 Platinum Choice Winners Announced

Smart Meetings

The new honorees will be celebrated in the December 2018 issue of Smart Meetings magazine. Those winners are as follows: Hotels & Venues. Banff & Lake Louise Tourism. Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. Memphis Tourism. Tourism Santa Fe. Tourism Vancouver. Aria Resort & Casino.

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5 Meeting Trends that Will Prioritize People in 2018

MeetingsNet

The IMEX Group is predicting that meetings in 2018 will be all about bringing humanity back. Attendees and staff at meetings and events of all types need all the confidence and reassurance that organizers and venues can give them that everything possible has been done to keep them safe,” IMEX states in a release.

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Best in Show 2018

PCMA Convene

2018 Best in Show awardees and outstanding nominee s : "One Year Countdown to International Ornithological Congress 2018 in Vancouver," Tourism Vancouver. Social Concierge program, Tourism Vancouver. Nominated for its staff, leadership and facilities while hosting a legal industry conference in 2018.

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